Visitors to Milwaukee Public Market can vote and bid on 50 gingerbread houses made by MATC baking and pastry arts students.

Come December, this is the kind of home show people are interested in: 50 elaborate gingerbread houses, on display from Monday afternoon through Dec. 11 at the Milwaukee Public Market in the Third Ward.

Visitors can vote for their favorite house and, in a silent auction, can bid on the houses, which are built by baking and pastry arts students from Milwaukee Area Technical College. Proceeds will fund student scholarships.

On Sunday at the market, visitors can build their own gingerbread houses for $25, with guidance from folks from the American Institute of Wine and Food and MATC's baking programs. The sessions are at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Call (414) 803-3164 to reserve a spot.

The public market is at 400 N. Water St. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.